Kentiel White

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Kentiel White

Democratic Party

Education

High school

Finney High School

Bachelor's

University of Phoenix

Graduate

University of Phoenix

Contact

Personal website

Kentiel White (Democratic Party) ran for election for Governor of Michigan. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on August 7, 2018.

White also ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 13th Congressional District. He was disqualified from the special Democratic primary scheduled on August 7, 2018.

Biography

A native of Detroit, White joined the Detroit Police Department after graduation, where he worked as a community service assistant. After three years with the Department, White joined Wolverine Health Services in 2001 as a juvenile youth worker. In 2003, White joined Community Ambulance Services as a non-emergency driver. White left Wolverine Health Services and Community Ambulance Services in 2005, and in 2006 joined Total Transportation Services as a nonemergency driver. Later that year, White left Total Transportation Services to join Medic One Ambulance Service. After five years, White would leave Medic One Ambulance Service before being hired in 2012 as a transportation manager with Care Medical Transportation. At the time of his entrance into the gubernatorial campaign, White remained active with Care Medical Transportation.

Education

• Graduate - Finney High School (1997)
• B.S. in criminal justice administration and management - University of Phoenix (2007)
• M.S. in criminal justice administration - University of Phoenix (2011)
• M.A. in adult and continuing education and teaching - University of Phoenix (2013)

Elections

2018

Governor

See also: Michigan gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Governor of Michigan

The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Michigan on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gretchen Whitmer (D)	53.3	2,266,193
		Bill Schuette (R)	43.7	1,859,534
		Bill Gelineau (L)	1.3	56,606
		Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	0.7	29,219
		Jennifer Kurland (G)	0.7	28,799
		Keith Butkovich (Natural Law Party)	0.2	10,202
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	32

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,250,585 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Richard Sills (Independent)
• Ryan Henry Cox (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Michigan

Gretchen Whitmer defeated Abdul El-Sayed and Shri Thanedar in the Democratic primary for Governor of Michigan on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gretchen Whitmer	52.0	588,436
		Abdul El-Sayed	30.2	342,179
		Shri Thanedar	17.7	200,645

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,131,260
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kentiel White (D)
• Bill Cobbs (D)
• Justin Giroux (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Michigan

Bill Schuette defeated Brian Calley, Patrick Colbeck, and Jim Hines in the Republican primary for Governor of Michigan on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Schuette	50.7	501,959
		Brian Calley	25.2	249,185
		Patrick Colbeck	13.1	129,646
		Jim Hines	11.0	108,735

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 989,525
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Evan Space (R)

Green primary election

Green primary for Governor of Michigan

Jennifer Kurland advanced from the Green primary for Governor of Michigan on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Jennifer Kurland

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Dwain Reynolds (G)

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Governor of Michigan

Bill Gelineau defeated John Tatar in the Libertarian primary for Governor of Michigan on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Gelineau	57.8	4,034
	Submit photo	John Tatar	42.2	2,941

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,975
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U.S. House

See also: Michigan's 13th Congressional District special election, 2018

General election

Special general election for U.S. House Michigan District 13

Brenda Jones defeated Marc Joseph Sosnowski and D. Etta Wilcoxon in the special general election for U.S. House Michigan District 13 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brenda Jones (D)	86.8	169,330
		Marc Joseph Sosnowski (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	8.9	17,302
		D. Etta Wilcoxon (G)	4.3	8,319
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	42

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 194,993
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Danetta Simpson (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 13

Brenda Jones defeated Rashida Tlaib, Bill Wild, and Ian Conyers in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 13 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brenda Jones	37.7	32,769
		Rashida Tlaib	35.8	31,121
		Bill Wild	15.2	13,174
		Ian Conyers	11.2	9,749

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 86,813
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Gilmore (D)
• Mary Waters (D)
• Kentiel White (D)

Campaign issues

The following issue statements were found on White's official campaign website. For a full list of issue statements, click here.

“	Rebuilding Our Neighborhoods Invest and strengthen police and community relations to reduce crime Encourage the creation of block clubs, create club leaders to meet with Governor monthly Establish mandatory affordable housing within revitalized neighborhoods with option to purchase home through credit and debt counseling classes; personal financial classes Transitioning the homeless to homes “Homeless to Homebound” Education Reform Create a global curriculum to compete with students from around the world Include more college prep courses, personal finance courses, entrepreneurship classes, mentorship and externship opportunities Renovate closed school buildings to provide extended neighborhood services open to the entire community (i.e. tutoring, sports, GED prep, college prep, financial aid, job searches, volunteer matches) Provide Michigan residents free tuition to any 2-Year Community College within state Allow College Professors and business professionals to visit junior high and high school students to speak and educate about college life and the preparation for entrepreneurship and employment opportunities available after high school and college. Economic Prosperity Give Michigan businesses a 20% tax break for hiring Michigan residents that account for a minimum of 55% of total work force and they must provide an account of Work performed to receive tax break annually Raising the Minimum Wage to a living wage to combat poverty, reduce unemployment rate, and to decrease the number of able bodied individuals on the welfare rolls All Companies with more than 100 employees must provide full Healthcare benefits	”
—Kentiel White

See also

• Governor of Michigan
• Michigan gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018
• Michigan gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018 (August 7 Democratic primary)
• United States House of Representatives
• Michigan's 13th Congressional District special election, 2018
• Michigan's 13th Congressional District

External links

Suggest a link

• Kentiel D. White for Michigan Governor 2018
• Kentiel D. White for Michigan Governor 2018 - Facebook
• Kentiel D. White for Michigan Governor 2018 - Twitter
• Kentiel D. White for Michigan Governor 2018 - Instagram

Footnotes

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Michigan's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Gary Peters (D)

Elissa Slotkin (D)

Representatives

District 1

Jack Bergman (R)

District 2

John Moolenaar (R)

District 3

Hillary Scholten (D)

District 4

Bill Huizenga (R)

District 5

Tim Walberg (R)

District 6

Debbie Dingell (D)

District 7

Tom Barrett (R)

District 8

Kristen Rivet (D)

District 9

Lisa McClain (R)

District 10

John James (R)

District 11

Haley Stevens (D)

District 12

Rashida Tlaib (D)

District 13

Shri Thanedar (D)

Democratic Party (8)

Republican Party (7)